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The term Khmer Rouge, which means "Red Khmer" in French, was coined by the francophone king and later prime minister of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk, and adopted in English.

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In 1970 Cambodia's neutralist ruler, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, was deposed while out of the country by a coup d'état, widely believed to have been organized by the United States, which brought General Lon Nol to power.

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When the U.S. Congress suspended funds for bombing Khmer Rouge positions and limited aid to Cambodia in 1973, the Khmer Rouge made sweeping gains in the country. By 1975, with the Lon Nol government running out of ammunition, it was clear that it was only a matter of time before the government collapsed.

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China launched a punitive invasion of northern Vietnam. The U.S. channelled some support to the Khmer Rouge resistance in western Cambodia via surrogates in Thailand, while the Thai military provided them with intelligence